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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "toyota car international promotion program" (no such lottery exists)
  • "toyota fortune lotto" (no such lottery exists)
  • "toyota international lotto" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +8615902022805 (China, probably a mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • williams2006_adams@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "TOYOTA INT'L PROMO" <ytoyq@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: toyotalphq@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 11:53:02 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL LOTTO (HEADQUATER)
Customer Service Department Affiliate of Toyota Japan .
#28 Kanashiwa road Tokyo JP

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made today, You are
among
the winners of the TOYOTA CAR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
Participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000
email
addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as
part of
our electronic business Promotions Program.

As a result of your visiting various websites we are running the
e-business
promotions for. You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket
number
343-221-8756, with serial number 454-17 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8,
13, 22,
27, 41 and Bonus number 12 , Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/ 453L /GM SA
and
consequently you won in the Second Category of the TOYOTA FORTUNE LOTTO
DRAW.

You have therefore been approved for the payment of the sum of US$500,
000,
00 in cash, including a Toyota car which is the winning present /amount
for
the Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of
US$2,650,000.00 shared among the international winners in the Second
category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your won fund of the sum of US$500,000.00 is
now
with the payee center. Contact our agent and give them your full names
so
that they will re-insure your winning fund under your full names.
Together
with the port where your winning car should be shiped to.
To begin your claim,

please call our claim agent or send email immediately to:-.

Certificate Agent, Toyota Email Lotto
MR. George Willams
Email:williams2006_adams@yahoo.com.cn
phone: +86 15902022805

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and </ P>

complications, Please quote your

1. Full name
2. Address / contact number
3. Country of origin
4. Age
5. Occupation
6. Tel/fax.

Sincerely,
Mrs Ing Chuny Liu
Hon Cordinator
www.toyota.com.cn

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